Combination traffic signal and booth therefor



March 11, 1930. T. R. PAVELSKY 1,750,190

COMBINATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BOOTH THEREFOR Filed Dec. 15, 1928 FI -I I 5 i z 7 v F- 5. if: 5 a Invent0r '6 memes R. Pave/sky A ttomc y Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS R. IPAVELSKY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES COLLINS, ONE-FOURTH TO FRANK J. BINSACK, AND ONE-FOURTH TO ELMER W. OBRIEN, .ALL OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK COMBINATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BOOTH THEREFOR Application filed December 13, 1528. Serial No. 325,817.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved form of traffic signal, by which the automobile trafiie in the street can be regulated.

Another object of the invention is to make the signal portable so that it can easily be put out on the street for a short time and used to regulate the traffic and then be removed from the street when regulation is no longer necessary. As for example, when thepeople are going to and from a school or church, etc.

Another object of the invention is to provide a booth in connection with the traflic signal in which the operator of the signal will be protected against the traffic.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the traffic signal and booth, with the traflic signal in elevated position.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the booth with the traffic signal lowered.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of the socket and the stem that telescopes into it.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral 1 indlcatesthe booth which is made of sheet metal and is U-shape in horizontal section. Inside of this booth is a frame work which consists of a rail 2 which is bent to the form shown in Figures 1 and 2, having the feet 3 and 4: bent downward therefrom at the entrance of the booth. At the point 5 and 6 the rail is bent upward so as to elevate it as is passes around the lower edge of the booth at the closed end thereof. Attached to this horizontal rail is the upright frame 7 which is rectangular in shape. At the bottom this frame is attached to the rail at both sides. It is also attached to the sheet metal of the booth as indicated at 8 and 9 and by the same rivets the handle 10 is also attached.

Braces 35 and 35 are provided to make the upright rigid with the rail. The horizontal members 11 and 12 of the frame 7 are perforated to receive a tube 13 which forms a socket that is adapted to receive the rod 14 that carries the stop and go signals 15 and 16 which are carried at the top thereof at right angles to each other. is placed a bolt 17 on top of which is a rubber cushion 18 on which rests the rod 14 when it is in its lowest position. Connected to the top of the tube 13 is a T 19 which has a handle 20 threaded therein. This T has a hole through it at 21. A similar hole is made through the rod 14 at one or more places as indicated at 22 and when this hole is placed in line with the hole 21 the rod is fastened in place in the T by the pin 23 so that the rod, the signals, the sleeve and the T all turn with the handle 20. The handle 20 carries a stop pin '24 which makes contact with-the horizontal member 11 of the frame 7 by which the swing of the handle 20 to the right and to the left is limited, the clearance being sufficient to permit the handle to swing 90 degrees, which is sufficient to change the stop and go signals as may be needed.

The T 19 is placed above the upper horizontal member of the upright frame and the pin 17 is placed below the lower horizontal member 12 of the frame and between them, the tube 13 is locked in place on the frame, although it can turn freely thereon.

Through the rail 2 is placed the shaft 25 on the outer ends of which are carried the wheels 26 and 27 on which the whole combination may be tilted and wheeled from one place to another, the handle 10 being provided to make it easy to handle the compination signal and booth in this particu- From one side of the booth to the other at the bottom extends the U shaped straps 28 and 29. The ends of these straps are riveted to the booth and to the rail 2 and they support the platform 30 on which the operator stands inside of the booth while he is moving the signal to regulate the traffic.

When the booth and signal is being moved or is not in use the pin 23 is pulled out and the rod 14: is left in its lowestposition.

I claim: 1. In a booth, the combination of a hori- In the bottom of the tube 13 zontal and an upright frame, a booth covering attached thereto, cross bars in said upright frame at the top and bottom thereof, a sleeve supported between said cross bars, a rod telescoping in said sleeve adapted to support a stop and go signal, means for fastening the rod to the sleeve so that it will turn with the sleeve, a handle on the sleeve by which it can be turned back and forth by a person standing in the booth to change the stop and go signal.

2. In a booth, the combination of a horizontal and an upright frame, a booth covering attached thereto, cross bars in said upright frame at the top and bottom thereof, a sleeve supported between said cross bars, a rod telescoping in said sleeve, adapted to support a stop and go signal, means for fastoning the rod to the sleeve so that it will turn with the sleeve, a handle on the sleeve by which it can be turned back and forth by a person standing in the booth to change the stop and g0 signal, wheels under the booth at one end on which it can be tilted and moved, feet under the other end of the booth on which it can rest in an upright position, a handle at the top of the booth by which it can be tilted and pushed around.

3. The combination of a portable booth, cross bars at the top and bottom thereof, a sleeve supported between said cross bar, a rod telescoping into said sleeve, said rod being adapted to hold a stop and go signal thereon, means for turning the rod back and forth so that a person standing in the booth can turn the rod.

4. In a booth, the combination of an en-' closure open on one side and closed on three sides, a horizontal frame around the bottom and an upright frame, a booth covering attached to the frames, cross bars in said upright frame at the top and bottom thereof, a sleeve supported between said cross bars, adapted to hold a rod therein and allow it to telescope therein, means for fastening the rod to the sleeve so that it will turn with the sleeve, a handle on the sleeve by which it can be turned back and forth by a person standing in the enclosure.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS H. PAVELSKY. 

